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In the year 1998
663 Notable deaths
Daniel Massey
English actor and performer (1933-1998).
Born October 10th, 1933 in Westminster.
Died March 25th, 1998 at 64 years old in London (lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma).
Richard Denning
American actor (1914–1998).
Born March 27th, 1914 in Poughkeepsie.
Died October 11th, 1998 at 84 years old in Escondido (myocardial infarction).
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
American jurist (1907–1998); us supreme court justice from 1972 to 1987.
Born September 19th, 1907 in Suffolk.
Died August 25th, 1998 at 90 years old in Richmond (pneumonia).
Frankie Ruiz
Puerto rican salsa singer, songwriter (1958–1998).
Born March 10th, 1958 in Paterson.
Died August 9th, 1998 at 40 years old in New York City, Newark (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Patricia Hayes
British actress (1909–1998).
Born December 22nd, 1909 in London.
Died September 19th, 1998 at 88 years old in Surrey.
Henny Youngman
American comedian and actor (1906-1998).
Born March 16th, 1906 in London.
Died February 24th, 1998 at 91 years old in Manhattan.
Adem Jashari
Commander of kosovo liberation army.
Born November 28th, 1955 in Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo.
Died March 7th, 1998 at 42 years old in Kosovo.
Jean-François Lyotard
French philosopher.
Born August 10th, 1924 in Versailles. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1998 at 73 years old in Paris (leukemia). [ref]
Vladimir Demikhov
Soviet scientist (1916-1998).
Born July 18th, 1916 in Novonikolayevsky District.
Died November 22nd, 1998 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Christian Mortensen
Danish supercentenarian and second-longest-lived man (1882–1998).
Born August 16th, 1882 in Denmark.
Died April 25th, 1998 at 115 years old in San Rafael (Alzheimer's disease).
Jean Marais
French actor and theatre director (1913-1998).
Born December 11th, 1913 in Cherbourg.
Died November 8th, 1998 at 84 years old in Cannes (myocardial infarction).
Dan Osman
American rock climber (1963-1998).
Born February 11th, 1963 in United States.
Died November 23rd, 1998 at 35 years old in Yosemite National Park (BASE jumping).
Maurice Bucaille
French physician and author.
Born July 19th, 1920 in Pont-l'Évêque. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1998 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
Todor Zhivkov
Former general secretary of the bulgarian communist party.
Born September 7th, 1911 in Pravets. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Sofia (pneumonia). [ref]
Bobo Brazil
American professional wrestler (1924-1998).
Born July 10th, 1924 in Benton Harbor. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1998 at 73 years old in St. Joseph (stroke). [ref]
Fritz Honka
German murderer.
Born July 31st, 1935 in Leipzig.
Died October 19th, 1998 at 63 years old in Hamburg.
Catherine Cookson
British writer.
Born June 20th, 1906 in South Shields, Tyne Dock. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1998 at 91 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Wade Domínguez
American actor (1966-1998).
Born May 10th, 1966 in Santa Clara County.
Died August 26th, 1998 at 32 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).
Lawton Chiles
American politician (1930–1998).
Born April 3rd, 1930 in Lakeland.
Died December 12th, 1998 at 68 years old in Tallahassee (myocardial infarction).
Niklas Luhmann
German sociologist, administration expert, and social systems theorist (1927-1998).
Born December 8th, 1927 in Lüneburg.
Died November 6th, 1998 at 70 years old in Oerlinghausen.
Kay Thompson
American author, singer, dancer, actress, and choreographer (1909–1998).
Born November 9th, 1909 in St. Louis.
Died July 2nd, 1998 at 88 years old in New York City (disease).
Yang Shangkun
President of the people's republic of china (1907–1998).
Born July 5th, 1907 in Tongnan County.
Died September 14th, 1998 at 91 years old in Beijing.
Ran Laurie
British rower (1915-1998).
Born June 4th, 1915 in Grantchester.
Died September 19th, 1998 at 83 years old in Hethersett (Parkinson's disease).
Rozz Williams
American singer (1963–1998).
Born November 6th, 1963 in Pomona.
Died April 1st, 1998 at 34 years old in West Hollywood (hanging to death).
Nizar Qabbani
Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher (1923-1998).
Born March 21st, 1923 in Damascus.
Died April 30th, 1998 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 76 to 100 of 663
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